ITV News | Campaign to bring back Southampton's QE2 ITV News She also played a vital role during the Falklands campaign carrying troops to the conflict. Cunard sold the liner for £50 million and under the deal the company has to agree its future. The ship remains in a Dubai dockyard with no confirmed plans for her future. |
Monday, June 22, 2015
Campaign to bring back Southampton's QE2 - ITV News
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Sunday, June 21, 2015
Billionaire backs bid for return of the QE2 - Express.co.uk
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Express.co.uk | Billionaire backs bid for return of the QE2 Express.co.uk ... the world, the ship was retired by Cunard in 2008 and acquired for use as a hotel in the United Arab Emirates. But the project stalled and the liner has lain rusting in a corner of a dockyard in Dubai. Billionaire Jim McColl said a proposal to relocate the QE2 ... |
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Bring Clyde-built QE2 back home - The Sunday Times
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Bring Clyde-built QE2 back home The Sunday Times Jim McColl has voiced support to bring back the iconic ship, which left British shores in 2008, to boost the Scottish economy, describing plans to relocate it to Greenock as “absolutely achievable”. The campaign is backed by ... Launched by the Queen, the one-time Cunard flagship liner was decommissioned and sold to the United Arab Emirates government conglomerate Dubai World for £64m in 2008 before the economic downturn ruined plans to turn it into a floating hotel. With its engine switched off in 2013 and a ... |
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Inverclyde Council chiefs stand firm on QE2 claim - Clydebank Post
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Inverclyde Council chiefs stand firm on QE2 claim Clydebank Post Provost Moran said: “I think Inverclyde is the only place you could put the QE2. There are too many obstacles in the way further up the river in Clydebank. “Inverclyde is the natural place to home it. We have the deep water berth and everything is in place if it ... |
QE2 campaigners call for West Dunbartonshire Council's support - Clydebank Post
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QE2 campaigners call for West Dunbartonshire Council's support Clydebank Post The 'Bring the QE2 Home to the Clyde' campaigners hope that every council in Scotland can then back the ambitious bid to bring the rotting ship back to the country and river where she was built. Group members met last Wednesday night at The Lucky ... It was agreed that both groups, along with any other interested parties, would work alongside each other to achieve the joint aim of bringing the luxury liner back to the river and country where she was built. The group agreed its first objective must be to ask West ... |
QE2 campaigners urge West Dunbartonshire Council to support vessel's return ... - Clydebank Post
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QE2 campaigners urge West Dunbartonshire Council to support vessel's return ... Clydebank Post The 'Bring the QE2 Home to the Clyde' campaigners hope that every council in Scotland can then back the ambitious bid to bring the rotting ship back to the country and river where she was built. Group members met last Wednesday night at The Lucky ... It was agreed that both groups, along with any other interested parties, would work alongside each other to achieve the joint aim of bringing the luxury liner back to the river and country where she was built. The group agreed its first objective must be to ask West ... |
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Scots Shipyard Boss Supports QE2 Clyde Bid - Shipping Times
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Shipping Times | Scots Shipyard Boss Supports QE2 Clyde Bid Shipping Times The QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 was built in the 1960s by John Brown's in Clydebank, and fitting out took place in Greenock. The ship has called at the Clyde since then on a number of occasions and each time crowds have flocked to see what it probably the most ... |
Friday, June 12, 2015
UK politicians back motion to return QE2 from Dubai - The National
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The National | UK politicians back motion to return QE2 from Dubai The National ABU DHABI // Thirty-six members of the British parliament have signed a motion calling for the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner to be returned to Scotland from its Dubai berth. The early day motion, a measure to call for a formal debate in parliament, has been ... |
Thursday, June 11, 2015
QE2 bid receives further backing - Greenock Telegraph
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QE2 bid receives further backing Greenock Telegraph Jackson Carlaw MSP responded warmly to a letter from Inverclyde Council leader Stephen McCabe outlining why the ship should be brought from Dubai to a permanent berth in Greenock. Mr Carlaw says the vessel's return would be of 'enormous benefit not only ... rightly regarded around the world as the pinnacle of maritime engineering. “Returning this magnificent liner to the dock where it was originally fitted-out seems wholly appropriate for an area whose heritage is so closely linked to the shipbuilding industry.”. |
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Calls for Clydebank and Greenock to join forces in returning QE2 to the Clyde - Clydebank Post
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Calls for Clydebank and Greenock to join forces in returning QE2 to the Clyde Clydebank Post The town's MSP Gil Paterson has called for politicians and both West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde councils to work together on bringing the ship home. Meanwhile, a meeting is being held in Clydebank tonight (Wednesday) by campaign group QE2 Clyde ... |
Campaign to save Clydebank-built QE2 from rotting in Dubai docklands picks up ... - Clydebank Post
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Campaign to save Clydebank-built QE2 from rotting in Dubai docklands picks up ... Clydebank Post The town's MSP Gil Paterson has called for politicians and both West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde councils to work together on bringing the ship home. Meanwhile, a meeting is being held in Clydebank tonight (Wednesday) by campaign group QE2 Clyde ... |
UK campaigners battle to take QE2 from Dubai - ArabianBusiness.com
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ArabianBusiness.com | UK campaigners battle to take QE2 from Dubai ArabianBusiness.com A council leader in Scotland is drawing up rival plans to bring the QE2 ocean liner back from Dubai to the UK shipyard where it was built almost 50 years ago, it has emerged. Councillor McCabe, who is leader of Inverclyde local council, wants the QE2 to be ... |
Monday, June 8, 2015
Campaign launched to bring historic QE2 to town - Greenock Telegraph
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Campaign launched to bring historic QE2 to town Greenock Telegraph Campaigners believe the relocation of the former cruise liner to Inverclyde as a tourist attraction could be a major money spinner for the area – and create a host of new jobs. ... “We have spent the last 40 years shipping out jobs — let's ship them back in. |
Inverclyde Council backs bid to buy QE2 from Dubai - Greenock Telegraph
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Inverclyde Council backs bid to buy QE2 from Dubai Greenock Telegraph The Telegraph reported yesterday how campaigner John Houston had lobbied local politicians to see if a way could be found to bring the historic liner — currently languishing in Dubai — back to the place where she was built, the River Clyde, as a major tourist attraction. Local authority leader Stephen McCabe has now declared the council's ... clear that the QE2 could be a major draw for visitors to Inverclyde and Scotland. That could be a major boost to the growing reputation we have for cruise ships and for tourism. |
Bring the QE2 home to Clydebank - not Greenock - Clydebank Post
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Bring the QE2 home to Clydebank - not Greenock Clydebank Post It was announced in October 2013 that COSCO Shipyard Group had been appointed to renovate the QE2, however these plans never materialised and the ocean liner has been deteriorating ever since. Inverclyde Council's leader, Councillor Stephen McCabe, is calling for national support to explore bringing the ... of Cunard on the Clyde, it is clear that the QE2 could be a major draw for visitors to Inverclyde and Scotland. That could be a major boost to the growing reputation we have for cruise ships and for tourism. |
Hopes for Clydebank-built QE2 sinking as old liner is 'left to rot' in Dubai - Clydebank Post
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Hopes for Clydebank-built QE2 sinking as old liner is 'left to rot' in Dubai Clydebank Post The Dubai-based owner of the liner, QE2 Holdings, announced in October 2013 it had appointed the COSCO Shipyard Group to refurbish the ship into a luxury floating hotel. These plans never ... Modern cruise ships do less than 24. She was the flagship of ... |
UK groups hopeful of buying QE2 from Dubai World - The National
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The National | UK groups hopeful of buying QE2 from Dubai World The National DUBAI // Campaigners working to return the once-glorious QE2 ocean liner to the UK from its berth in Dubai are hopeful the vessel will be sold to them. Current owner Dubai World is reportedly “considering their ... Mr Chillingworth was a chief engineer with the ship's former operator, Cunard, and oversaw its planned conversion to a 400-room floating hotel to be moored off The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai before the project was shelved during the financial crisis in 2009. He said the current value had been estimated at £3 ... |
Council leader calls on Scottish Government to help rescue QE2 from Dubai ... - Scotland Now
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Scotland Now | Council leader calls on Scottish Government to help rescue QE2 from Dubai ... Scotland Now Inverclyde Councillor Stephen McCabe has written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon asking for support in their bid to bring the iconic ship back to the river where she was constructed before her launch in 1967. Images of the much-loved Cunard liner have ... |
Campaign launched to buy 'rusting' QE2 from Dubai yard and bring her home to ... - Scottish Daily Record
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Scottish Daily Record | Campaign launched to buy 'rusting' QE2 from Dubai yard and bring her home to ... Scottish Daily Record Inverclyde Councillor Stephen McCabe has written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon asking for support in their bid to bring the iconic ship back to the river where she was constructed before her launch in 1967. Images of the much-loved Cunard liner have ... |
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Provost says Inverclyde is 'right place' for QE2 - Greenock Telegraph
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Provost says Inverclyde is 'right place' for QE2 Greenock Telegraph The QE2 bid has made a big splash this week, with Inverclyde Council chiefs backing a move to bring the ocean liner to the area as a tourist attraction. But now Clydebank has made noises about launching its own claim on the iconic vessel. However local campaigners are ... Councillor McCabe has also instructed senior officials to touch base with the Dubai authorities to find out if the ship is for sale. In the Clydebank camp, local MSP Gil Paterson made a case for his town, stating that as the QE2 was built in the John ... |
Thursday, June 4, 2015
'Herculean' effort to save the QE2 from a sorry end in Dubai - Express.co.uk
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Express.co.uk | 'Herculean' effort to save the QE2 from a sorry end in Dubai Express.co.uk AMBITIOUS plans to bring the Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner home to Scotland have been unveiled. ... It is feared the ship may be scrapped if no one comes forward to buy her. The QE2 was built by John Brown on the Clyde and fitted out in Greenock. |
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